We're back from Indiana! (Christmas recap)

[Guest guest]

Hello, everyone!

Jeff and I got back from Indiana last night around 9:30 p.m. Needless to

say, we are doing a LOT of laundry and a TON of cleaning today! It was a

12-hour drive, and it wasn't too bad. We really had a good holiday and hope

that everyone else did, too. Welcome to our new list members! (I'm nne,

27 years old, and I live in Albany.)

The night before we left, I had a message on our answering machine from my

former boss (I still do freelance editing work for her), and she wanted me

to edit a 500-page book. I said that I would GLADLY do it, because that will

be GOOD money! :-) So Jeff ran out and bought me a laptop (what I'll earn

from doing this book will more than pay for the laptop), and Jeff had been

wanting to buy me a laptop for Christmas anyway. So I had my new laptop to

keep me from being bored during the drive! It's so awesome!!! I watched a

movie on it ( " Moulin Rouge " ), worked, and did some other stuff to keep me

busy (mainly playing Hearts and Spider Solitaire, hehe!).

Christmas was good ... Jeff's parents were so generous and we received so

many neat things (including items for our French cafe-theme kitchen for our

new house). It was good to see BOTH of our families ~ we drove down to my

parents' house to spend the night with them, too. Problem is, I got really

sick on the morning of the 27th and threw up four times all over Jeff and

all over my parents' guest bed (my old room). :-( It was awful. But I felt

better afterward and actually handled it better than I thought I would (my

chief phobia is getting sick). I'm feeling better but still not 100 percent

~ don't know how I made it through the drive, but I did. (I also have period

cramps on top of it ~ ugh!!!) I'm trying to take it easy today and not do

too much. I think that I just ate too much (too many rich foods!), and it

was very emotional being in my grandparents' house for the first time since

my grandma passed away.

Speaking of that, I missed her SO much at Christmas. This was the first

Christmas where I actually didn't care much about receiving presents ~ I

just kept thinking how short life really is and how being with loved ones is

what really matters the most. I wish that she could come back, but I know

that she can't. Several gifts that we received were things that my grandma

had bought ahead of time, before she got to feeling bad. I miss her so much.

Hope everyone is having a great day today!

~nne in Albany

http://lvjensen.blogspot.com/

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Carol! Yes, I am feeling better ~ but I'm still not 100 percent. I

had to sit down and take a break from cleaning ~ it is making me tired. :-(

By the way, of course you can join the Valentine's Day swap ... I will put

you down on the list. I have to take a look at the message board and see how

many people have signed up. I'm closing signups at the end of the day on

December 31. Thanks so much for wanting to participate!

>>Your new laptop sounds great! I'd love to get one someday. What kind did

you get?<<

It's a Sony Vaio ... here is a link:

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_Dis

playProductInformation-Start;sid=6w6gUZQwtTmgUao_oeiqWts_RAq4tVSmVM8=?Catalo

gCategoryID=AtkKC0%2eNYu8AAADyGWo8lSwT & ProductID=B8IKC0%2eN6uAAAADyI4Q8lSwf &

Dept=cpu

OK, back to cleaning. *sigh*

~nne in Albany

[Guest guest]

Am I signed up???? I dont remember

nne glad you had a safe trip and I hope you are feeling better soon.

Congratulations on the editing job! that sounds totaly awsome!

Hugz

Shaye

RE: We're back from Indiana! (Christmas recap)

Thanks, Carol! Yes, I am feeling better ~ but I'm still not 100 percent. I

had to sit down and take a break from cleaning ~ it is making me tired.

:-(

By the way, of course you can join the Valentine's Day swap ... I will put

you down on the list. I have to take a look at the message board and see

how

many people have signed up. I'm closing signups at the end of the day on

December 31. Thanks so much for wanting to participate!

>>Your new laptop sounds great! I'd love to get one someday. What kind

did

you get?<<

It's a Sony Vaio ... here is a link:

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_Dis

playProductInformation-Start;sid=6w6gUZQwtTmgUao_oeiqWts_RAq4tVSmVM8=?Catalo

gCategoryID=AtkKC0%2eNYu8AAADyGWo8lSwT & ProductID=B8IKC0%2eN6uAAAADyI4Q8lSwf &

Dept=cpu

OK, back to cleaning. *sigh*

~nne in Albany

[Guest guest]

Hi nne Happy New Year! Just wondering how you got involved in freelance

editing. Do you like it?

Carol